One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of figuring out when it's a good idea to plant flowering tobacco is to check out the USDA zone info for Greenwood.

Planting Calendar for Flowering Tobacco

Frost tolerance for flowering tobacco:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since flowering tobacco require warm weather you must wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant flowering tobacco in Greenwood is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant flowering tobacco and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your flowering tobacco may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your flowering tobacco indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Greenwood. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Greenwood is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Greenwood you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your flowering tobacco if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Greenwood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Greenwood

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